BlockSherman, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Winsted Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55381. The Survey maps it on the Silver Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Silver Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Sherman in 2011, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherman in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherman | - | Wind speed measured at mesonet station. |
| July 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Sherman | - | Several spotters and fire department members reported a funnel cloud southwest of Winsted, near Highway 7 and County Road 15 (Falcon Ave). The funnel was photographed by at least two people, and caught on video (with time stamp) by one spotter. There was a second hand report of it briefly touching down, with two power poles leaning, but upon further investigation, none of the spotters or fire department members could confirm ground contact, nor was the power pole damage able to be confirmed. Satellite imagery was checked but that did not show any apparent tracks. Therefore this was listed as a funnel cloud. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherman | - | The roof of a granary was blown off and a garage door of a home was damaged. A machine shed and a corn bin were destroyed. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherman | - | Sheds were damaged and several power lines were downed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherman | - | Trees blown down on Flower Avenue. Estimated windspeed. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Sherman | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Country Acres | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Winsted | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| South Silver Lake | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lester Prairie | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Komensky | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Koniska | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Biscay | 11.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654938. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.